Family Thraupidae Higher classification Sporophila | Order Passeriformes Genus Sporophila Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Sporophila, Double‑collared seedeater, Bird, Passerine, Dubois's seedeater | ||
Yellow bellied seedeater sporophila nigricollis eating
The yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly placed with the American sparrows in the Emberizidae.
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- Yellow bellied seedeater sporophila nigricollis eating
- Yellow bellied seedeater sporophila nigricollis baiano
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It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. It has occurred as a vagrant in Saint Vincent. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.
One study in Brazil, estimated that 16,800 yellow-bellied seedeaters are illegal caught and sold as pets annually.
Yellow bellied seedeater sporophila nigricollis baiano
References
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